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  • CoFC Information Bulletin – Partial ORV prohibition lifted for Coastal Fire Centre – August 27, 2026
    Information Bulletin <!– For Immediate Release August 27, 2026 Ministry of Forests BC Wildfire Service Partial off-road vehicle prohibition lifted for Coastal Fire Centre   PARKSVILLE – Effective at 12 p.m. (noon) PDT on Friday, August 28, 2026, the partial off-road vehicle prohibition will be rescinded across the Coastal Fire Centre. While conditions have improved, …
  • Coastal Fire Centre – Wildfire Status Update – July 16, 2026
    “> 2026 (Since April 1) Last Year (2025) 10-Year Avg (2015-2025) Total fires to date 114 75 80 Total hectares to date 19,613 121 1146   For full statistics, please refer to the BC Wildfire Dashboard. Contacts   CoFC Fire Information 250-951-4209 BCWS.CoFCInfo@gov.bc.ca   Brunswick Complex Fire Information 236-425-9415 BCWS.Brunswick.Info@gov.bc.ca   Notable active wildfires   …
  • Fire Practice Sunday 12th July 2026 10am to 12 noon
    Fire Practice Sunday 12th July 2026 10am to 12 noon.   We are going to do something a bit different, going to meet at Link Beach and then a few other locations around our Island and back to the Hall to review Rescue 1 and spray some water.   Everyone is welcome to come out …
  • Heading into Fire Season.
      As we are heading into Fire, season couple of items MICS would like to bring to your attention for the upcoming season.   RIGHT OF WAY: Please allow the fire and rescue trucks the right of way on our roads, the fire trucks are heavily loaded and our roads are narrow the trucks cannot …
  • Pancake Breakfast Thanks
    Hello Community of Mudge Island Hoping everyone had a fantastic Victoria Day, May long weekend. MICS would like to thank everyone who came out Sunday to enjoy some pancakes and sausages with friends and neighbours. From what I could see the event was very well attended and people were enjoying browsing the garage sale tables before, …
  • MICS will be hosting a fire practice on Sunday May 3rd
    Well its that time of the year again….  MICS will be hosting a fire practice on Sunday May 3rd starting at 10am at the MICS Hall, everyone is welcome to come out and learn a bit about our equipment that we have.  We will be doing a new season orientation of all the equipment as …
  • MICS Pancake Breakfast May 17, 10-1
    Hello Everyone!   Great news!   The MICS Pancake Breakfast and Membership drive is happening on May 17th, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.   Please bring your own chairs, plates, cutlery and mugs.   We’re also having a garage sale this year! Please get in touch with Jana.erickson@shaw.ca to reserve a spot.   Looking …
  • It’s time to RENEW your MICS Membership!!
    Hello Mudge, It’s that time of year again to renew your MICS membership! It only takes a few minutes, but it makes a meaningful difference to our entire community.  Simply click on the link and follow the steps to renew or join MICS. https://www.mudge.ca:85/fire-prevention/membership/ Your membership is FREE but your donations are greatly appreciated! If …
  • Last Fire practice of the year, Sunday Nov 16th 2025
    MICS will be hosting a fire practice on Sunday 16th Nov starting at 10am at the MICS Hall, everyone is welcome to come out and learn a bit about our equipment that we have.  We will be going through RESCUE 1 and Truck 1.  Please bring anyone that would like to be involved..   Hope …
  • MICS bulletin.
    MICS is always trying to find new ways to engage and promote training and participation.  To this end we have been working on some training videos, as everyone learns differently and also they can be used as reminder videos.  We have just released a few to our YouTube channel and expect to release more as …